2011-03-11 06:01
I have been gone for what seems like forever!! But it feels good to be back and engaged again. I want to comment a little on a fascinating, enlightening, and very persuasive article I read b… Read More
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This blog is basically my take on things of a political nature. I started it for my internship but now have broadened the subject-matter. I try to be informative while still maintaining my characteristic conversational informality. As Chris Hedges put it: "There’s nothing intellectually humiliating about writing clearly."
2010-02-19 00:36
Ok, so i've been almost living in the pharmacy at one of any of 3 CVS locations as of late, so of course I have not been keeping up with Jon Stewart's lovely political satire by any means. T… Read More
2010-02-02 16:17
I had recently been reading Fareed Zakaria's book "The Post-American World." Consider these stats from his book:**The world's tallest building is in Taipei, and will soon be in Dubai. **The… Read More
2010-01-01 20:38
It's been one year since Israel launched a three wk offensive in Gaza that killed more than 1,300 Palestinians and destroyed more than 50,000 homes in an effort to stop rocket fire by the I… Read More
2009-11-16 04:50
FYI: The beginning of this may be a tad controversial.I will say that I am in no way defending the actions of Major Hasan or his dispicable act of mass murder...but a member of my family br… Read More
2009-11-06 05:19
Being the cynical pessimist that I am, it is a very rare occasion that someone is able to sink so low that I am left completely flabbergasted.This week however, I was made aware of a recent… Read More
2009-10-13 14:39
I’ve wanted to write something on this for some time but it’s such a huge and very complicated issue that I still have no idea how to make it more concise…but I’ll g… Read More
2009-09-05 15:15
Xe(formerly known as Blackwater-perhaps you've heard of them?), Triple Canopy, DynCorp, and ArmorGroup are all private contractor groups used in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.They've also virtuall… Read More
2009-08-06 08:22
In "Islamism and Democracy" Joshua Muravchik is quoted as saying, "The broader question is whether Shari'ah is in any sense compatible with democracy. Shari'ah, we are told, is God's law, an… Read More
2009-07-23 04:26
I'm writing this in response to the Senate's vote to stop buying the F-22-which has been used in neither Iraq or Afghanistan, has become obsolete and is even dangerous as pilots can become t… Read More
2009-07-13 14:09
Ok, so Obama has been talking nonstop about this AfPak campaign. (***Thus begins my refering to these countries by their names throughout. To keep it simple, I wont switch between country, c… Read More
2009-07-03 15:40
Quick background if you have not seen the movie "Blood Diamond" (which I highly recommend):The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an international governmental certification scheme th… Read More
2009-06-26 19:59
Ok, The untimely deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett have dominated our "news" these last 24 hrs, with Iran before that. The continued operations in Iraq almost seem a distant memor… Read More
2009-06-25 08:53
These past few days i've been watching/reading quite a bit on Iran. Also, last night I watched Gandhi w/ my mom as I thought it a travesty she had never seen it (it made it's debut in '82-&g&hell…Read More
2009-06-10 15:23
On my continued quest to not get dumb after school, I am still watching educational movies...mostly at 3am when I cannot sleep. This week's movies were The Last King of Scotland and A Passag… Read More
2009-06-04 07:29
I learn best through a variety of methods. In brushing up on my history/foreign policy, i've been trying to watch pertinent movies. Tonite...well, at 3:00 am, I am watching Breaker Morant T… Read More
2009-06-04 07:29
I learn best through a variety of methods. In brushing up on my history/foreign policy, i've been trying to watch pertinent movies. Tonite...well, at 3:00 am, I am watching Breaker Morant T… Read More
2009-06-01 03:21
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/053109/reg_445612201.shtmlNo Idiot!! As I believe I stated in my last post, we should sit this one out!!!Don't worry though, I also feel the need to attac… Read More
2009-05-27 05:16
Ok, so, most people that I call friends know a few things about me: 1. I don't ever shut up. 2. I am opinionated to a fault. 3. I love politics and discussing them. I want to share my opinio… Read More
2009-04-22 22:57
I don’t know if anyone has ever taken notice of the spectators at a professional ping-pong match. I don’t know if anyone even watches professional ping-pong for that matter. I am… Read More
2009-03-18 21:54
President Bashir of Sudan responded to his ICC-issued arrest warrant by expelling 13 large foreign aid agencies. Most of these agencies opperated in Darfur, and Bashir accused them of spying… Read More
2009-03-18 21:29
Forgive me for the title- pun, this humanitarian crisis is no laughing matter, but i could not help myself.In my title, i was refering to the Sudanese president's (Omar al-Bashir) denounceme… Read More
2009-03-12 05:14
If you are interrested in Darfur, please read the book "Scramble For Africa: Darfur-Intervention and the USA" It is a honest, well researched, though equally scathing and shocking look at th… Read More
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